His lead character here is Paul Butler, now at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, who has been involved in scores of planet discoveries since the first so-called extrasolar planet was found in 1995.

Kepler can you help us out??? with directions for a small satellite array flying in formation to the point Kepler thinks is best for an optical view. we can name the extrasolar array mission orion and keep the logo and patches; -) Heck we can even use the ESMD door plate for a closeout plate on the digital radio.